I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.

All I can say is that I've always felt like a very old soul. When I was 3, I felt 60.

Being funny is a symptom of what's underneath. You're pumping out all that energy because something else is going on inside you, some opposing force, something uncomfortable.

I just love kids. I always have.

I certainly went to New York because I was searching. Most people who go to New York are searching.

My happiest times in the theater are when I do ensemble pieces. I really got into theater because of that closeness.

I'm from the South, so I tend to tell stories. That's how we express ourselves.

I never like to be the same, whether it be comedy or drama, funny or serious.

To have extreme, laser-like focus, you must be willing to reject a lot of opportunities, even if they sound great.

Those who engage in deception generally have nothing good to offer

Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.

What must be shall be and that which is a necessity to him that struggles is little more than choice to him that is willing.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

The transcendent experience is brotherly love, nature, harmony and unity. Cultures, in trying to define it, try to define an external deity as opposed to the process.

Contouring makes a huge difference in your bone structure! I don't do it every day, because when I'm not working, I like to keep my skin fresh.

Music is what I always turn to when I'm feeling a certain way. It's my reason for everything.

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

We rise to a challenge and set a course. We take a decision. You put your mind to something. Just deciding to do it gets you halfway there. Daring to try.